Two state police jawans killed in gunfight with Maoists in Jharkhand
PTI, Aug 15, 2023, 11:05 AM IST
Two jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar Force of the state police were killed in a gunfight with Maoists in West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said.
The incident took place in Tonto area late on Monday night.
‘The two jawans, identified as Amit Tiwari and Gautam Kumar, were killed in a Maoist ambush,’ West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar told PTI.
Further details are awaited, he said.
The incident took place a few days after a CRPF jawan was killed and another was injured in an encounter with Maoists in the same area. A combing operation was underway in the area.
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